The playoffs in the German Baseball-Bundesliga started on Saturday and saw the northern teams dominate the south. The biggest upset came by the Bonn Capitals, which prevailed in a pair of one-run games against last year’s vice champion Heidenheim Heidekoepfe. The Untouchables Paderborn and the Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg are also on the verge of reaching the semi-finals, sweeping doubleheaders at the Haar Disciples respective Dortmund Wanderers. The matchup between the Mainz Athletics and Solingen Alligators ended with a split.
Results:
Saturday, August 13:
Dortmund Wanderers – Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg 2-15
Dortmund Wanderers – Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg 1-4
Haar Disciples – Untouchables Paderborn 3-10
Haar Disciples – Untouchables Paderborn 1-10
Bonn Capitals – Heidenheim Heidekoepfe 9-8
Bonn Capitals – Heidenheim Heidekoepfe 4-3 (10)
Mainz Athletics – Solingen Alligators 4-12
Mainz Athletics – Solingen Alligators 6-4
(The best-of-five series continue on August 20)